Thank God for Nikki..
It’s weird how things work out.. I was introduced to this university by Vicki, a Chinese recruiting agent based in China. She seemed really keen and I got a phone call from her on a weekly basis. It gave me confidence. All this started way back in January. She liaised with the extremely mysterious Mr. Gao and everything was going great.. I decided to ask her for an email address of a teacher who was actually working at the place, and she responded with Nikki’s email..
Now, as it turns out Nikki isn’t working for the same university, but she will be from September just like me. She is however in Harbin at another school. She is full of praise for the uni setup though..
This girl is very switched on .. I mean it! Although she’s only 19 years old she left Canada to do research in China totally alone! Now, people have told me that I am brave.. Forget it.. She is incredibly brave. I think back to when I was 19… Hmm.. What shall I do today? Go to China for a year! Actually no, it never occurred to me!
But she actually did it, and is there right now! She’s also volunteered to help me, to meet me at the airport, to kick the arse of the mysterious Mr. Gao.. and she has too. She’s a Godsend right now as Vicki seems to have disappeared into thin air. No emails from her. Emails sent to her now bounce back.. Thank God for Nikki!
Hopefully I will get the vital letter of invitation in the next 2 weeks, watch this space!